Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
Length: about 7".
Photographed on May 25, 2005, along the refuge's Wildlife Loop (map).
Abundant all year on Assateague Island, the red-winged blackbird feeds on seeds and insects.
Red-winged Blackbird
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
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Species Code: AGPH ...
Red-winged blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
Identification Tips:
Length: 7.25 inches
Sharply-pointed bill
Frequents marshy habitats in summer, open habitats at other times of year
Often flocks with other species of blackbirds ...
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
The Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) is a common resident bird across almost all of the United States and Canada. The male in the top three shots shown here was at Lake Tohopekaliga, Osceola Co.
Red-winged Blackbirds are early spring migrants. In most years, the first males arrive before mid March. Females follow some three weeks later. They are equally at home in urban or rural areas if they have access to marshy areas.
Red-winged Blackbirds range across the entire continental United States, southward into the Caribbean and into Middle America as far south as El Salvador, and most of Canada (in the breeding season).
Red-winged Blackbird
06/24/11
Red-Winged Blackbird Nestlings
Adorable baby blackbirds in their cattail reed nests.
Red-winged Blackbird
(Agelaius phoeniceus)
Status: Summer Resident.
Last recorded on site in 2010
Breeding Status:-
1987 to 1991: Confirmed
1992 to 1996: Confirmed
1997 to 2001: Confirmed
2002 to 2006: Confirmed ...
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus)
Status Common in summer, uncommon in winter. Breeds. It was considered a great rarity in the nineteenth century.
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus)
Finches and Crossbills ...
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)
Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) ...
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus. Breeder. Common in all seasons and regions. Found in marshes, brushy, weedy and grassy areas, and especially in wet, cultivated areas. Low Conservation Concern.
The Red-winged Blackbird inhabits both wetland areas, such as freshwater and saltwater marshes, and dry upland areas, such as meadow, prairies, and old fields. During the breeding season, it forages primarily on insects and other invertebrates.
Similar to Red-winged Blackbird, but lacks flight display.
NEST:
Near or over water, also in agricultural crops. Woven of sedges, grass, forbs, lined with fine grass. Built in 4 days.
Brown-headed cowbirds travel during the day, often as part of large mixed-species flocks with other blackbirds: red-winged blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus), common grackle (Quiscalus quiscula), European starling (Sturnus vulgaris), and, ...
Two Red-winged Blackbirds and 2 unidentified land birds possibly Savannah Sparrows followed the boat for a time. We also had a flock of 34 Hudsonia Godwits, 1 Sanderling and 1 Semipalmated Plover.
Length is about 8 1/2" (about the size of a Red-winged Blackbird). Its under parts have streaking and fine crossbars that are not as bold as with other North American screech-owls.
The most common species nesting on restored wetlands in both years were Red-winged Blackbird, Yellow-headed Blackbird, and Marsh Wren. Other species that nested in both years were American Coot, Canada Goose, and Pied-billed Grebe.
The red-winged blackbird of E North America is a familiar sight, its scarlet shoulder patches conspicuous among the tall grasses of the marshes and wet meadows where it nests. It eats grain, insects, and weed seeds.
Calosoma (ground beetles of European origin), cuckoos, and flocking birds, such as starling, grackles, and red-winged blackbirds, are attracted to infested areas in years when gypsy moth populations are dense.
Nesting sites and rookeries (places where birds that live in colonies nest together) for: red-winged blackbird, marsh wren, wood duck, herons, egrets, pelicans ...
Page 1: Hooded Merganser, House Finch, Red-winged Blackbird (February 2008), Green Heron (2 photos), Common Merganser (March 2008)
Page 2: Brown Creeper, Anna's Hummingbird (3 photos) - December 2008, Hooded Merganser (February 2009) ...
The Blackbird and the two Asian species are not related to the New World blackbirds, such as Red-winged Blackbird or Red-breasted Blackbird, which are icterids, family Icteridae.
Although bluebirds aren't as common as robins or red-winged blackbirds, their sweet song and beautiful colors leave a lasting impression. They may be seen in the country as well as in suburban areas and city parks.
The telltale, delicate, red epaulet feathers of the Red-winged Blackbird contrasted against their black ones. Obviously, some predator used this area for plucking and eating their prey.
THE RED-WINGED STARLING, OR RED-SHOULDERED MARSH BLACKBIRD.
[Red-winged Blackbird (see also Crimson-winged Troopial).]
AGELAIUS PHOENICEUS, Linn.
[Agelaius phoeniceus.] ...
While they primarily eat insects on the ground, all but the Meadowlark visit feeders. Red-winged blackbirds, cowbirds, and grackles often forage in mixed flocks during fall and winter. None will use nest boxes.
The European black bird is a thrush. The red-winged blackbird of East North America is a familiar sight, its scarlet shoulder patches conspicuous among the tall grasses of the marshes and wet meadows where it nests .
White-throated Sparrow
White-breasted Nuthatch
Red-winged Blackbird
Hairy Woodpecker ...
Blackbird, Yellow-shouldered Agelaius xanthomus Endemic to Puerto Rico. Closely related to the red-winged blackbird.
Photographed by Brandon Smith
Genus Euphagus ...
The roosts can be as large as thousands of individuals, including other species of birds, such as red-winged blackbirds, European starlings, and brown-headed cowbirds.
The more demure birds were probably put off by the frenzy of fornicating House Sparrows and Common Grackles. Blue Jays didn't care, of course, nor did European Starlings, Red-winged Blackbirds, or Northern Cardinals.
Giant rain frog (Breviceps gibbosus)
Cycad (Zamia angustifolia)
Patagonia frog (Atelognathus patagonicus)
Hermite Island worm-lizard (Aprasia rostrata)
Draba (Draba aretioides)
Red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) ...
 See also: Blackbird, Cowbird, Grackle, Sparrow, Yellow-headed Blackbird
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